The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-12-21
MAKING OTHERS HAPPY

sfuq Of black ErttI pisst- -S-ctA''7A " .''--
their druideal garments about them IKE
row Of solemn old sentiness. scarcely
hending their heads to the rush Of the
stormy west winds
I.ulu Ripley al IN the great oriei win
dow that faced the wet. h-r cheek lean
ing IN her hand. and her great dark eyes
6xed. with unseeinz lus,re, on the steel
blne sarface of the frozen riyer- where
the grange shine of the sunset mirroreo
n-eIf like q pool u gold. And - she al
there came > tap a. the door
Come in s4id Lulu. almost imIa-
,ienfiv. a. if II were zn annoyance % her
even tc b. Disturbed
II wss Emma, the afPie-cheeked maid
Plea-e misz. ssid EnH.a sfDoothing
down her white frilled apron. simon
hn. int come from the woods with wa
gon-lo4d Of Ini-iletoe~ and holly and Prin-
cess-pine, mis-. and he says @here viii
vou be pleased % have Il put
yowhere.~ reior1ed Nis- Ripley. j
~sni no u,eaninglez- decorations about
my house
Emma started
But, mis-. ii's only one week from 10
day. and
! shall keep no Christmas thi- year
aid Mis- Ripley. sharply Why should
y Il i only a name 70 me noN
And -he dropped herhead on her hand
once more. with gr'ai lump rising IN
her throat. a ~he remembered last
Christmas. when VIII Graham w4s at
her -iie. his ztrong, loving srTns about
her. Ms tender roice in her ear
Wen keep next Christmas just N
this merry. old-fsshioned way, God vii
ling b.. had said.
And then BE- had gore away On that
long sovage. snd his vessel mad been
wrecked in ~igiii u land of the cruel
reefs D.
This news had come when the mrs
spo9 storm folded IL wings Of pearl about
the bleak Landscape Lulu Ripley
had never held her head up since
Please nii-s. said little Emma, when
she came in b. light the cluster q candies
that -rood in a silver stem on the table,
and % heap fresh coal on the FIRE Of scar-
l..t-gloxing anthracite, could ! go home
for Christmas day
Noir sahi Lulu. shortly, YOU cannot
Why should b. Inconvenience for
your silly reveis2
If you pleas mis-, mother is to-
No, ] tell you. no said Lulu.
And let thsi be- sufficient"
Emma crept out. abaslisd and detected,
and Miss Ripley felt sori Of gloomy sat
isfac1ion in having quelled the gir's fresh
enthusiasm
Christmas she repeated bitterly 10
ber-elf 4 have nothingt 70 keep Christ
mas tor Heaven has held back the drop
Of sweetness from my cup. and not all the
Ginning of every church bell in the land
eau make me thankful
A. the dusk deeJsened. and the shadows
began 10 darken mysieriously over the
great echoing ruins Of the old eourt. Miss
Ripley rose and began to pace up and
down the s,orridors, wringing her hands,
and meaning like restless ghost, until
Al last she gans..d in the yeay spot where
Win Graham had stood, nearly year
ago. when he bade her farewell spot
where the reflection Of the faint star
light through the stained glass easements
threw a quivering crimson across the
waxed walnut floor.
oh, my loye--my darling she wall
ell aloud. hooking wildly up into the -e-
rene heavens. can you hear me trom
the world of dreams and shadows? Can
sou listen 10 the pulses of my breaking
he.sri
And A. she knelt there all alone with
her great sorrow. she could bear the ser
sants talking in the room beyond-talk-
ing idly, a. servants viii talk
Put up plenty Of b-rries over Ia,
door, Simon, said Emna's chirping bird
like voice. II Miss Lulu don't Wani
'em. well have il look like Merry Christ
MAJ down her,.. see if We don't
And don't she want not singh,
thing Simon dennln led Why. ",
couldn't f,sten up enough greens for hei
years back What's the reason Of hei
.-hangin Of her mind > -
don; know, said little Emma, max
ing great rustic among the heaps o
crisp evergreens Pine ladies does TAX,
such queer notions sometimes. Oh, Si
mon wish was A. rich as Miss Lulu
Wishes Is cheap" said Simon. hi
voice proceeding from the height Of ;
stepladder. and sounded curionsly mui
fled, a. if his mouth were full OF nails
Ever heard the old proyerb If wish
were horses beggars would ride?'
Never mind your proverbs" retorte,
Emma There you've got that garlanc
crooked But wish Wa rich all III,
same
wha; would you do with your mo
ney I? questioned Simon
|h'ii t't- ~ AuttiENs STU IsitiAid
You heard about --- bank failin,
last week, didn', youPr
I heard of it, said Simon. betweer
the clicks Of his hammer
"Old Marrable. our neighbor had fiv
hundred dollars in il 20 pay off the mort
gage on his house" went on Emms
JI.'u l,-.. A all NON aud AN,.l,,, p,,,
age had saved up forty dolIars-a dollar
~eek-to buy a sewing machine Sh
put II in the bank for safe keeping. an,
now il isn't likely she'll ever have sew
ing machine Then there are the fiv
little Chipieys. who can't 20 TO ia
Christmas tree or church. because the
have no shoes, poor lambs And lam
little Billy Powers is - sure that Sant
Clans will bring him wheeled ..hair, b,
cau-e be has prayed for il every night fo
month. Nm. Powers cried when sh
told nae Of II, for she says As it'll be sue
disappointment Wheeled chains go,
twenty dollar, and poor Mrs. Power
hasn't twenty cents ahead il the worl,
And old Miles Simpson and his wife, q
~ going 10 the poor house next week, wi
have 10 keep their last Christmas still
out 40 much ar a peck of coal or a bit ,
butchers meat Oh, dear what lots ,
trouble there Is in this world - An
Emma drew long sigh
Il know that said >,,,.,.,, ..,.-,ts,